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The moment I knew: He quoted my favourite TV show. I blurted out, ‘Marry me!’

The moment I knew: He quoted my favourite TV show. I blurted out, ‘Marry me!’

On Anthony Ashdown’s first date with Jake, their mutual love of nerd culture felt revolutionary. Then Jake referenced a catchphrase from The Golden Girls.

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Picture it. Sydney. 2015. I had weathered a nasty breakup the previous year. I had often compromised a lot of who I was and what I enjoyed to keep the other person happy. Post-breakup, I decided I would never change who I was for anyone else ever again.

I got on the apps and matched with Jake, a handsome young man 10 years younger than me. We chatted on Grindr and planned to meet for coffee and then spend the afternoon at Cronulla beach.

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On Anthony Ashdown’s first date with Jake, their mutual love of nerd culture felt revolutionary. Then Jake referenced a catchphrase from The Golden Girls. Find more stories from the moment I knew series Picture it. I had weathered a nasty breakup the previous year.

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